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On Cross End, in Woore, Prees & Tilstock
What it's like at SY13 2ER: every home that has sold on Cross End since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on Cross End; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 3 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| Church Cottages, Cross EndDetached | Aug 2024 | £450,000 | 204 m² | £2,206/m² | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest, Cross EndDetached | Mar 2024 | £277,000 | 78 m² | £3,551/m² | 1 |
| Lacondene, Cross EndDetached | Nov 2013 | £160,000 | 78 m² | £2,051/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Prees, a short drive or bike ride (2.1 km), with 9k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Shrewsbury.
The nearest bus stop is Furniture Centre, 450 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 511, 512).
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 95 minutes away by public transport (33 by car).
This is car country: only 6% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Prees CofE Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 65% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Thomas Adams School, 6.3 km away; Attainment 8: 43.4 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The weekly shop is an easy trip: a food store is about 12 minutes away without a car.
The nearest GP surgery is The Grocott Medical Centre (650 m), with Rowlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (5.9 km).
For a haircut, Contrasts is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Leighton Hospital, 22 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 50% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 71% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 11 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 12 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
The Old Piggery Cafe @ Brookdale is the closest café or restaurant (1.6 km), and The Horseshoes Inn the nearest pub (4.6 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 43 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 171 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 64% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 20% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 265 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Hawkstone Park Follies, 4.5 km away; for exercise, Wem Swimming and Lifestyle Centre (6.1 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 3.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 48 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 51 km.
8 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sundial Approximately 9 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Chad | II | 80 m |
| Church of St Chad | II* | 100 m |
| Font Approximately 1 Metre East of North Porch of Church of St Chad | II | 110 m |
| Manor House | II | 130 m |
| Fairview and Attached Railings | II | 160 m |
| Wood Bank | II | 180 m |
| the Cottage | II | 190 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
North Shropshire constituency: Helen Morgan MP (Liberal Democrat), since December 2021. 2024 general election: LD gain from Con, majority 15,311 (30.9%), turnout 64%. Vote shares: Liberal Democrat 53%, Conservative 22%, Reform UK 16%, Labour 7%.
4 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near SY13 2ER →
Neighbours tend to stay put: 48% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 27% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Cross End in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Wallasey · about 68 min
Nearest: Telford Steam Railway · about 45 min
Nearest: Chester Zoo · about 52 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 2.4% | 1.4% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 11.5% | 2.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 3.4% | 70.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 75.6% | 18.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 6.0% | 7.7% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 0.3% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.